{"product_id":"the-ocean-in-the-next-room-poems-paperback","title":"The Ocean in the Next Room: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah V. Schweig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Jake Adam York Prize, this collection of poems seeks answers about how to live meaningfully in a world saturated by late capitalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The question isn't \/\u003ci\u003e what exists\u003c\/i\u003e,\" writes Sarah V. Schweig in her engrossing and prize-winning collection, \"The question is what \u003ci\u003edoesn't \/ die with us\u003c\/i\u003e?\" Positioned from within the morass of modern-day living, \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean in the Next Room\u003c\/i\u003e searches for the hard, abiding particles of truth buried beneath our frenzied consumer culture. Stillness. Sunsets. The circadian rhythm of trees. These poems guide us to look past branding, content-creation, and relentless jargon to find meaning in those layers of the world that operate without human intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn verse that is at once inventive and innately familiar, Schweig unpacks the urge to make art, life, and connections even at the risk of becoming further entangled in the Anthropocene. Profound and clear-sighted, this collection urges us to lift our gazes from our screens and really look at the world around us. If we measure our attentions and sharpen our intentions, if we \"try again to write \/ the true things,\" we might spy something real on the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah V. Schweig's\u003c\/b\u003e poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Yale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and her critical essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePublic Seminar, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Tourniquet Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eTake Nothing with You, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published by the University of Iowa Press. She works as an editor, studies philosophy, and lives in Maine with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.27 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52730603962675,"sku":"9781571315632","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d8Q24QWh4N9781571315632.webp?v=1763837768","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-ocean-in-the-next-room-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}